Thursday, October 2, 2008

San Francisco















































































Top to bottom-San Francisco, Fishermans Wharf x 2, famous Sea Lions at Pier 39, Mel's drive-in from the movie Taxi Driver, trolley car tour, Golden Gate Bridge, Russian Orthodox Church, For Sale - got a cool $43mil ??, SF tallest building, The Stinking Rose - sells garlic ice cream !!!, Church where Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn Monroe

Alcatraz











Spent 3 fascinating hours there

Seattle







Monorail from city to Space Needle, Seattle Space Needle, view of Seattle from the top

Ketchikan
















Mahoney Lake & waterfalls end, spawned salmon-a seagulls paradise, adventure karting & track

Sitka






















Russian community of Sitka, ship to shore tender boat, house hut on Pacific Ocean inlet, Russian Orthidox Church & intricate door, historic Russian mansion

Juneau











Juneau the town, shore excursion - helicopter trip to glacier walk

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Cruising











Our cruise ship the m/s Westerdam, Glacier Bay & Margery Glacier

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Hat Creek Ranch & Whistler











Shuswap - Canada's First Nation people - one of the last trading posts used in the 1800's - now open fior tours to educate visitors, much like our aboriginal culture. Arrived in Whistler this afternoon - cold (brrrr) and raining - not used to this !!!

Mt Robson & Sun Peaks







Highest mountain in Canada & we were very fortunate to see the whole mountain as it's usually covered in cloud. Sun Peaks - a beautiful European style ski village. Sightings of a bear just the day before we got there...............................typical !!!!!

Maligne Canyon




Early Sat morning visit to Maligne Canyon - 51 metres deep at it's deepest point. We had a adventure guide take us around and show us some Moose & Elk antlers - very heavy.

Athabasca Falls & Jasper




The falls run off the Athabasca river which is fed by the Glacier melt. Jasper - a quaint little town, not much time to see a lot and very hot when we arrived 26 degrees !!

Athabasca Glacier




We walked on the Glacier - our first taste of cold, windy and melting under our feet - but awesome